Norwegian immigrant Helga Estby is interviewed by the Minneapolis Tribune recalling her journey across America. She and her daughter Clara were promised $10,000 by private parties in New York if they were to walk from their home in Spokane, Washington to New York, New York within a seven month time period. They were three days late, thereby nullifying the agreement. Happy ending: upon learning that Helga was asked to write a book about the experience, the private parties paid up as to not look like complete and utter dickheads. (Author's note: the private parties still look like complete and utter dickheads.)